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Bibbidi Bobbledee Baby Blanket!

I made what is probably my most favorite afghan to date! A bobble stitch granny square blanket named after our Little One! We're keeping her name a secret from social media until she arrives, though.

The vision I had in my head of the vintage style took shape exactly how I wanted. And as you can see, is cat-approved!

In the twelve years I've been crocheting, I never attempted to make a bobble stitch before! I must be getting braver in my old age: learning new crochet techniques, having a second baby, drinking decaf coffee.

Now I'm not the most conventional crocheter. With what I'm about to admit I've seen people on message boards lose their God-fearing minds over: 99.99% of the time I prefer the appearance of the backside of crochet than the front-side of crochet. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.

In the case with my daughter's baby blanket, I chose to use the more flat backside of the color circles framed by the bobbly front-side of the Aran-color part that makes up the square border. I like the dimension it gives. And I pretty much did the same with the overall border of single crochet, finishing it up with the ruffly look of the simple scalloped edging.

You'll be seeing a lot more of this blanket next month when we welcome our Little Girl home!